14-letter words containing p, a, x, o
- nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- paradoxicality — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- parallel axiom — the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.
- peano's axioms — a collection of axioms concerning the properties of the set of all positive integers, including the principle of mathematical induction.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
- photooxidative — of or relating to photooxidation
- polycarboxylic — of or like a polycarboxylate
- postfix syntax — postfix notation
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- soapbox orator — a person who makes a speech on, or as if on, a soapbox
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- telex operator — a person who sends messages by telex
- toga praetexta — (in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xenotransplant — xenograft.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- xeroradiograph — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- xylopyrography — the technique of making a picture or design on wood using a hot iron or another heated instrument
- xylotypography — a type of printing using wooden blocks
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.